An exciting opportunity has arisen in our LNU for a highly knowledgeable and motivated individual to lead our education team.
Truro LNU Cornwall are a level 2 unit and part of the South West Neonatal Network, providing expert care for up to 20 babies born over 27 weeks gestation.
We are looking to recruit a highly experienced, enthusiastic individual who will lead and facilitate practice education for our unit. If you are passionate about education and are keen to enhance the quality of the learning experience, contributing to the development of the Neonatal workforce, please come and join our team.
The ideal candidate will be flexible and creative in their approach to educating when working with teams and individuals. They will be innovative, demonstrating strong leadership skills with all members of the multidisciplinary team, senior teams within the trust, and the Southwest Network.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will be responsible for providing support, educational input, and development opportunities for all registered and unregistered staff involved in Neonatal care, ensuring staff are encouraged to achieve their full potential and clinical effectiveness.
This highly experienced practitioner will both lead and facilitate practice education for NNU to support staff, ensuring the development and maintenance of a learning environment where both education and lifelong learning are integral to clinical practice.
They will support and facilitate the development of practice supervisors/practice assessors/educators, providing supervision and support structures.
They will act as an expert practitioner/role model, providing professional leadership to support staff within the Neonatal Setting to develop and maintain clinical practice knowledge and skills.
They will act as the Truro link with the South West Neonatal network education group to develop, co-ordinate, evaluate, and implement education programmes to be utilised within the clinical setting.
They will enhance the quality of the learning experience and positively contribute to the development of the Neonatal workforce, in line with local and national directives.
The post holder will support the Neonatal Team in meeting standards as identified by the Care Quality Commission, British Association of Perinatal Medicine, NICE guidance, and other professional/regulatory bodies.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job responsibilities
Please note: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
1. Identity Checks
2. Professional registration and qualification checks
3. Employment history and reference checks
4. Occupational Health clearance
5. Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
6. Right to work in the UK
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered
* QIS Qualified in Specialty
* Mentoring, supervising and assessing training
* GIC Generic Instructor Course
Experience
* Extensive Neonatal Nursing experience within ITU HDU and Special care
* Evidence of experience teaching, supervision, and managerial
* Trained and experienced leading and managing simulation training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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